"choisir" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /ʃwa.ziʁ/ Audio: Fr-choisir.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French choisir, from Old French choisir, coisir (“to differentiate, see distinctly”), from Frankish *kauʀijan (“to choose”) or Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kausjan), both from Proto-Germanic *kauzijaną, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to choose, taste”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose, taste”). Cognate with Franco-Provençal chouêsir (“to choose”), Germanic cognates include Old Frisian kēra (“to elect”). Related also to Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 (kiusan, “to choose, examine”), Old High German kiosan (“to choose”), Old English ċēosan (“to choose”), Old Norse kjósa (“to choose”). More at choose. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|choisir|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French choisir, {{inh+|fr|frm|choisir}} Inherited from Middle French choisir, {{inh|fr|fro|choisir}} Old French choisir, {{m|fro|coisir||to differentiate, see distinctly}} coisir (“to differentiate, see distinctly”), {{der|fr|frk|*kauʀijan||to choose}} Frankish *kauʀijan (“to choose”), {{der|fr|got|𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽}} Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kausjan), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*kauzijaną}} Proto-Germanic *kauzijaną, {{der|fr|gem-pro|*keusaną||to choose, taste}} Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to choose, taste”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*ǵews-||to choose, taste}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose, taste”), {{cog|frp|chouêsir||to choose}} Franco-Provençal chouêsir (“to choose”), {{cog|ofs|kēra||to elect}} Old Frisian kēra (“to elect”), {{cog|got|𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽||to choose, examine}} Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 (kiusan, “to choose, examine”), {{cog|goh|kiosan||to choose}} Old High German kiosan (“to choose”), {{cog|ang|ċēosan||to choose}} Old English ċēosan (“to choose”), {{cog|non|kjósa||to choose}} Old Norse kjósa (“to choose”), {{m|en|choose}} choose Head templates: {{fr-verb}} choisir Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], choisir [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], choisissant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], choisi [participle, past], choisis [first-person, indicative, present, singular], choisis [indicative, present, second-person, singular], choisit [indicative, present, singular, third-person], choisissons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], choisissez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], choisissent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], choisissais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], choisissais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], choisissait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], choisissions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], choisissiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], choisissaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], choisis [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], choisis [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], choisit [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], choisîmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], choisîtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], choisirent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], choisirai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], choisiras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], choisira [future, indicative, singular, third-person], choisirons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], choisirez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], choisiront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], choisirais [conditional, first-person, singular], choisirais [conditional, second-person, singular], choisirait [conditional, singular, third-person], choisirions [conditional, first-person, plural], choisiriez [conditional, plural, second-person], choisiraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], choisisse [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], choisisses [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], choisisse [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], choisissions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], choisissiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], choisissent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], choisisse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], choisisses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], choisît [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], choisissions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], choisissiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], choisissent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], choisis [imperative, second-person, singular], choisissons [first-person, imperative, plural], choisissez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. to choose
    Sense id: en-choisir-fr-verb-icCivRd5 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -ir Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -ir: 60 40
  2. (obsolete) to perceive, distinguish Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-choisir-fr-verb-8MgJfo2a
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: de deux maux, il faut choisir le moindre, entre deux maux, il faut choisir le moindre Related terms: choix

Inflected forms

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      "word": "de deux maux, il faut choisir le moindre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "entre deux maux, il faut choisir le moindre"
    }
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      "expansion": "Old Norse kjósa (“to choose”)",
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      "args": {
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fr-conj-auto",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avoir + past participle",
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        "infinitive",
        "multiword-construction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisissant",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.sɑ̃/",
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisit",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.sɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisissez",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.se/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisissent",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zis/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisissais",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.sɛ/",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "choisissais",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.sɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisissait",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.sɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisissions",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisissiez",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisissaient",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.sɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "choisis",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisit",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisîmes",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zim/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisîtes",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zit/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisirent",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.ziʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisirai",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisiras",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisira",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisirons",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisirez",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisiront",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisirais",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisirais",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisirait",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisirions",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisiriez",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisiraient",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisisse",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zis/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisisses",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zis/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisisse",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zis/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisissions",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisissiez",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisissent",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zis/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisisse",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zis/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisisses",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zis/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisît",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "choisissiez",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisissent",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zis/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisis",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisissons",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.sɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "choisissez",
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.zi.se/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "choisir",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "choi‧sir"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "choix"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I didn't have time to choose.",
          "text": "Je n’ai pas eu le temps de choisir.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to choose"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "choose",
          "choose"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to perceive, distinguish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "perceive",
          "perceive"
        ],
        [
          "distinguish",
          "distinguish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) to perceive, distinguish"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃwa.ziʁ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-choisir.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4e/Fr-choisir.ogg/Fr-choisir.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Fr-choisir.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "choisir"
}

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